John Howard
Acting • Born 1952-10-22
Biography
Has a sister, Jan. Grew up in Warrawee, NSW Australia and went to Knox Grammar School. Dropped out of medicine and law at university. Graduated in 1978 from NIDA with Penny Cook, Robert Grubb. Played leading roles from 1981 to 2012 in various plays. Won a Critics Circle award in 1992 for "The Crucible" and "Mongrels". Twice won Variety Entertainer of the Year (1992,2006). Nominated for an AFI award for "Joh's Jury" and nine times since.Silver logie winner for "Seachange" (2001) . Associate Director of the Sydney Theatre Company from 1992 to 1995. Launched the Australian People's Theatre (associated with the Sydney Theatre Company). Has a daughter born in 1996 and a son from a previous marriage. He is most famous for SeaChange (1998) and All Saints (2008). Ambassador for Variety (The Children's Charity) and Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation ( AMDF ).
Filmography
49 credits
Young Einstein
Movie • 1988
Preston Preston
Jindabyne
Movie • 2006
Carl
Gary's Story
Movie • 1983
Gary
Dating the Enemy
Movie • 1996
Davis
The Club
Movie • 1980
Geoff Hayward
Around the World in Eighty Ways
Movie • 1988
Dr. Proctor
Bush Christmas
Movie • 1983
Sly
Mad Max: Fury Road
Movie • 2015
The People Eater
Take Away
Movie • 2003
Burgies CEO
A Man's Gotta Do
Movie • 2004
Eddy
Japanese Story
Movie • 2003
Richards
The Man Who Sued God
Movie • 2001
Edward Piggott
In a Savage Land
Movie • 1999
Rev Macgregor
Never Tell Me Never
Movie • 1998
Uncle Darryl
Razorback
Movie • 1984
Danny
Evil Angels
Movie • 1988
Lyle Morris
Blackrock
Movie • 1997
Len Kirby
Strikebound
Movie • 1984
Bashed Scab
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Movie • 2024
The People Eater
Last Cab to Darwin
Movie • 2015
Simmo
The Road from Coorain
Movie • 2002
Angus
Joh's Jury
Movie • 1993
Hedley
The Merger
Movie • 2018
Bull Barlow
The Highest Honour
Movie • 1982
Captain R. C. Page
Grace Under Water
Movie • 2014
Ken
Frontier
Movie • 2018
A Matter Of Principle
Movie • 2019
Capone
Movie • 1975
Warden J. Johnston
Riley
Movie • 2025
Sports Broadcaster
The Job
TV • 2001
The Girl from Tomorrow
TV • 1992
Silverthorn
Blue Heelers
TV • 1993
Michael Fielding
Get Krack!n
TV • 2017
Bill Langham
Bump
TV • 2021
Hippy Baby Boomer
Always Greener
TV • 2001
John Taylor
Jessica
TV • 2004
Janet King
TV • 2014
Steven Blakely
All Saints
TV • 1998
Frank Campion
The Games
TV • 1998
John Howard
The Warriors
TV • 2017
Bill Shepherd
The Flying Doctors
TV • 1986
Mike Stone
Soul Mates
TV • 2014
SeaChange
TV • 1998
Bob Jelly
A Town Like Alice
TV • 1981
Donald Paget
Water Under the Bridge
TV • 1980
Archie
Colin from Accounts
TV • 2022
Brian Crapp
Pacific Blue
TV • 1996
Dwayne Farrell
Water Rats
TV • 1996
D/S Sven Larsen
All Saints
TV • 1998
Jonathan Healy